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No injuries in massive Madison building fire

Associated Press
8:11 a.m. CDT August 9, 2014

Top two stories of the building were engulfed in flames.

Firefighters were battling a blaze Friday night Aug. 8, 2014 at an apartment building under construction in Madison, Wisconsin. Flames from the fire were visible from Downtown across Lake Monona, and smoke could be seen from Sun Prairie. The massive fire at an apartment building under construction in Madison was so hot it melted vinyl siding from four unoccupied homes across the street. No injuries have been reported. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, Steve Apps)(Photo: Steve Apps AP)

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But no injuries were reported in the blaze, which sent smoke billowing across the city's far east side.

MADISON, Wis. — A massive fire at an apartment building under construction in Madison was so hot it melted vinyl siding from four unoccupied homes across the street.

But no injuries were reported in the blaze, which sent smoke billowing across the city's far east side.

Firefighters were battling a blaze Friday night at an apartment building under construction in Madison, Wisconsin. Flames from the fire were visible from Downtown across Lake Monona, and smoke could be seen from Sun Prairie. The massive fire at an apartment building under construction in Madison was so hot it melted vinyl siding from four unoccupied homes across the street. No injuries have been reported. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, Steve Apps)(Photo: Steve Apps AP)

Madison Fire Department spokeswoman Lori Wirth tells the Wisconsin State Journal that when firefighters arrived, the top two stories of the building were engulfed in flames. Wirth says that within two hours, the fire was 90 percent contained.

The Wisconsin State Patrol urged motorists to use caution in the area, as heavy smoke may affect visibility on Interstate 39.

Firefighters were battling a blaze Friday night Aug. 8, 2014 at an apartment building under construction in Madison, Wisconson. Flames from the fire were visible from Downtown across Lake Monona, and smoke could be seen from Sun Prairie. massive fire at an apartment building under construction in Madison was so hot it melted vinyl siding from four unoccupied homes across the street. No injuries have been reported Friday, Aug. 8, 2014. (AP Photo/Wisconsin State Journal, Steve Apps)(Photo: Steve Apps AP)